Lady Eleanor Brandon

Lady Eleanor Brandon (1519 - September 27, 1547) was the third child and second daughter of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Mary Tudor, former queen consort of France. She was a younger sister of Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln and Lady Frances Brandon.

Countess of Cumberland

Eleanor was a member of the Tudor dynasty and therefore her marriage would advance the political ambitions of any given husband. In 1533, her father agreed to her engagement to Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland.

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Tudor dynasty - 1533 - Engagement - Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland

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Her new fiancé was a son of Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland and Margaret Percy. His maternal grandparents were Henry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland and Catherine Spencer.

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Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland - Henry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland

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His maternal grandfather was a son of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland and Maud Herbert, Countess of Northumberland. His maternal grandmother was a daughter of Sir Robert Spencer and Eleanor Beaufort. Eleanor was a daughter of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset and Eleanor Beauchamp. She was a granddaughter of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Elizabeth Berkeley.

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Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland - Maud Herbert, Countess of Northumberland - Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset - Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick

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In January, 1536, Eleanor was designated the chief mourner for the funeral service of Catherine of Aragon, first Queen consort of Henry VIII , at Peterborough Cathedral.

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January - 1536 - Peterborough Cathedral

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She married her fiancé in June, 1537 at latest. They were parents of three children:

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June - 1537

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• Lady Margaret Clifford (1540 - September 28, 1596). She was consort to Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby.
• Henry Clifford. Died an infant.
• Charles Clifford. Died an infant.